What is The Maze of Games?

The Maze of Games is a full-length puzzle novel with over 100 puzzles and a deeply engaging story. The pages are out of order, and you must solve the puzzles therein to make the narrative make sense. The main characters are teenagers Colleen and Samuel Quaice, who live in England in the year 1897. During a visit to the Upper Wolverhampton Library, they discover a musty book called The Maze of Games. This summons a mysterious skeletal guardian named the Gatekeeper, who plunges them into a series of dangerous mazes rife with monsters and bizarre puzzles. Only by solving their way through the mazes will the Quaice children—and you—find the way home.

Is there more?

So much more. The Maze of Games has several physical expressions:
The Maze of Games, a 192-page hardback book containing the main story and a Conundrucopia by our favorite puzzle authors.
The Theseus Guide to the Final Maze, a bonus chapter that’ll help you crack that final challenge.
The Maze Map, a thrilling wall poster that will perplex you over and over.
The Keymaster’s Tome, a handwritten answer book from the Quaice children themselves.
The Gatekeeper Perfume Oil, created by the olfactory geniuses at Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab.

Is there more?

So much more. The Maze of Games has several physical expressions:

The Maze of Games, a 192-page hardback book containing the main story and a Conundrucopia by our favorite puzzle authors.

The Theseus Guide to the Final Maze, a bonus chapter that’ll help you crack that final challenge.
The Maze Map, a thrilling wall poster that will perplex you over and over.

The Keymaster’s Tome, a handwritten answer book from the Quaice children themselves.

The Gatekeeper Perfume Oil, created by the olfactory geniuses at Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab.

What about digital products?

Quite a bunch! Some of our favorite creators have come together to make this a multimedia experience:
The Maze of Games Audiobook, narrated by Wil Wheaton with a mini-album of Maze songs by our favorite nerd rockers.
The Theseus Guide Audiobook and Variety Hour, again narrated by Wil with a host of guest stars and audio puzzles.
The Maze of Games Soundtrack, created by legendary videogame composer Austin Wintory.
The Maze of Games electronic book, hosted on the Puzzazz app for iOS only.

What about digital products?

Quite a bunch! Some of our favorite creators have come together to make this a multimedia experience:

The Maze of Games Audiobook, narrated by Wil Wheaton with a mini-album of Maze songs by our favorite nerd rockers.

The Theseus Guide Audiobook and Variety Hour, again narrated by Wil with a host of guest stars and audio puzzles.

The Maze of Games Soundtrack, created by legendary videogame composer Austin Wintory.

The Maze of Games electronic book, hosted on the Puzzazz app for iOS only.

Who are the characters?

The Gatekeeper

A mysterious skeletal mastermind trapped in a dusty tome called The Maze of Games. Unconcerned with the children’s protest, the Gatekeeper whisks them away to a dangerous maze, and challenges them to solve its puzzles or die trying.

Colleen Quaice

A 14-year-old resident of Wolverhampton, and frequent denizen of the Upper Wolverhampton Library. Colleen is a headstrong girl who comes armed with a knowledge of mythology and fiction and a brain for word games.

Samuel Quaice

Colleen’s 17-year-old brother who works in their father’s apothecary. Sam has little patience for the fantastic and seeks only to find the way home with Colleen in one piece, despite her best efforts to plunge them headlong into danger.

Can I see some pages?

Yes!

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Where can I get the goods?

You can find all things Maze of Games on the Lone Shark Games store!